Dukaan POS
There are no size or colour variants, and no barcode scanning or label printing. A shirt in five sizes and three colours is fifteen products. A small shop with a modest range can manage with clear names. A store with thousands of combinations should choose a system built for apparel.
1How small shops cope
Name each item with type, size and colour, such as a kurta in medium and blue. Each gets its own stock and price. With a few hundred items that works, and the low-stock list becomes an exact reorder sheet by size.
Pieces sold by size
Example season
2Billing and discounts
Billing is quick by name search. Seasonal sales and bargaining are handled with line or bill discounts, controlled by permission. The profit report uses the price actually charged, so markdown losses are visible.
A good fit
- A few hundred items
- Simple billing
- Seasonal clearance
Not a fit
- Thousands of size and colour options
- Tag printing
- Large apparel chains
3Seasons and clearance
Lawn, winter wear and wedding clothes come in waves. Read last year's product sales for the season, buy accordingly, and use stock valuation after the season to see what is left to clear.
🧮 What does a discount cost me?
A discount comes straight out of profit, so it must be won back in extra sales.
4Supplier credit
Clothing comes from wholesalers on credit. Record each delivery with the bill number and your payment, so the balance and pay-by date are known and statements can be checked.
5Returns and exchanges
Returns are frequent. Record them against the original bill so stock returns and the refund matches the price paid. An exchange is a return plus a new sale.
6Who should choose differently
If your business depends on size matrices, tag printing or scanning at the counter, Dukaan POS will frustrate you. If you are small and want simple billing and honest numbers, try it free with your real items and see.
7A worked example
A kurta in three sizes and two colours is six products. Each starts with four pieces. By the weekend, medium blue has sold out; the low-stock list shows it, and you reorder that size and colour only, instead of a whole bundle. After a season, product sales shows medium and large outsell small by three to one, so you buy accordingly.
8Clearing leftover stock
At the end of a season, stock valuation shows what is left at cost. Group leftover items, set a clear discount and record sales as normal. The profit report then shows how much margin you gave up, which tells you whether you bought too deep and by how much.
9What to test in the free trial
Take one popular design and add every size and colour as products with a fixed naming format. Bill three mock sales, then read the low-stock list. If managing that for your top fifty designs feels realistic, the app suits you. If it feels impossible, a variant-based system is the better choice.
10Reading your size curve
Product sales across sizes of the same design shows your customers' size curve. If medium and large sell three times as fast as small, the next order should reflect that. Over a few seasons these figures become your best buying guide, and they come free from the entries you already make.
★Get started in four steps
- Add items with size and colour in the nameA consistent format.
- Set minimums on common sizesUse the low-stock list.
- Control discountsPermission for staff.
- Review season salesClear leftovers.
!Good to know before you start
- There are no size or colour variants.
- There is no barcode scanning or label printing.
- Stock is per product, not per batch.
- The app needs an internet connection to save.
?Questions about clothing store POS software
Does it support sizes and colours?
Not as variants. Each is a separate product.
Can I scan barcodes?
No.
Can I give discounts?
Yes, with permission control.
Can I record returns?
Yes, against the original bill.
Is it right for a large apparel store?
No.
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